The French Missal translation will be the first significant test of Francis’s re-calibration of the translation process.
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Author: Rita Ferrone
Rita Ferrone is a writer and speaker about issues of liturgy, catechesis, and church renewal. She lives in Mount Vernon, New York.
Pope Francis at Cologne Cathedral
A work in stone draws admirers of the present pope.
Read morePriestly Formation in Korea, Re-envisioned
Perhaps if these principles are experienced in and among church leaders, they will better understand its value and promote this experience for the whole Catholic people.
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“Give us a more beautiful and participatory liturgy…”
“. . . so that through the liturgy we can experience God.” — From today’s Synod press conference.
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Pray for Journalists
We need to pray in ways that recall the community’s investment in courageous journalism, and pray for those reporters who face persecution and threats around the world.
Read moreHymn Festival at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music
How do worship, music, and art draw congregations into faithful relationship with God and creation?
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Addai, Mari, and Me
The Assyrians hold a treasure in their liturgy—a liturgical gem that belongs to the great, diverse heritage of worldwide Christianity.
Read moreCommunion only in the hand
In India, 140 parishes of the Syro-Malabar Church are prohibiting communion on the tongue to combat the spread of disease.
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Pope Francis: A Man of His Word – updated
Francis speaks directly into the camera, and thus the viewer sees him as if he is speaking person-to-person, to you.
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Pope Francis and the RCIA
I was pleasantly surprised to see the signing of the senses quoted at length in the pope’s catechesis on Baptism.
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